Zimbabwe Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Water-Driven Hunger: How the Climate Crisis Fuels Africa’s Food Emergency

30/04/2025

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper calls for an integrated water and food security management in eight Eastern and Southern African countries—Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. These countries, identified as Hunger Hotspots for 2025 and among the 30 most water insecure globally, are also experiencing the severe impacts of climate variability. The paper strongly […]

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Journal article

Introduction: Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises

12/02/2025

15 pages long

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Introduction: Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises

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This is the introduction to the special issue on 'Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises'.

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Briefing note

Putting An End To World Hunger – The European Union’s role in transforming the global food system

16/12/2024

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Farmers around the world produce more than enough to feed everyone on the planet, yet since 2017 hunger has increased sharply. Promoting food production and distribution that are socially equitable and environmentally sustainable is a necessity, in Europe and globally. This paper highlights the European Union’s role in addressing global hunger and supporting a sustainable and […]

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Discussion paper

Care as Essential Infrastructure: Definitions of and debates on care infrastructure from Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe

10/06/2024

2 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Drawing on six case studies (Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe), this paper explores the definitions, debates, and demands related to the concept of care infrastructure. The paper finds the following components of care infrastructure across the case studies: care-supporting physical infrastructure, knowledge production, community networks, national care frameworks and public […]

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Briefing note

Climate Plans for the People: Civil society and community participation in national action plans on climate change

25/03/2024

5 documents

25 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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In 2024, all countries will be updating and submitting their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These national climate plans outline commitments towards tackling climate change. These plans impact all walks of life and must therefore be inclusive of the whole of society. By examining recent practices across 11 countries, Oxfam found that NDCs were not sufficiently […]

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Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

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Research report

Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

29/11/2023

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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This study was undertaken to support and empower Southern African leaders, activists, civil society organizations (CSOs) and policymakers, in the lead up to COP 27 and beyond, in the debate on the losses and damages caused by climate impacts. The study used an ‘action research’ approach by supporting the collective and inclusive documentation and sense-making […]

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Journal article

Intersectional analysis of women human rights defenders’ lived experiences under COVID-19 lockdowns in Zimbabwe

23/05/2023

19 pages long

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Intersectional analysis of women human rights defenders’ lived experiences under COVID-19 lockdowns in Zimbabwe

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This paper focuses on providing a nuanced understanding of how COVID-19 lockdowns in Zimbabwe exacerbated the vulnerability of women human rights defenders (WHRDs). It utilises a desk research approach to narrate the lived experiences of WHRDs in a context where historically they have faced abuse, exclusion, and social and political stigma. COVID-19 evolved from a […]

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Research report

The Crisis of Extreme Inequality in SADC: Fighting austerity and the pandemic

10/05/2022

8 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portugese, Swahili

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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the extreme inequality in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, and pushed millions into poverty. The economic crisis continues due to the obscene global vaccine inequality. As of end March 2022, a dismal 14% of SADC citizens had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, compared with 65.5% in the United States […]

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Journal article

Gendered social media communication around mining: patriarchy, diamonds, and seeking feminist solidarity online

07/12/2021

21 pages long

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Gendered social media communication around mining: patriarchy, diamonds, and seeking feminist solidarity online

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Although it is increasingly well-known that mining generates a vast array of gendered impacts, less studied is how women in mining zones have turned to online social media to articulate concerns and mobilise for collective action. This article explores how gendered social media communication has conveyed injustices experienced by women in Zimbabwe’s diamond-mining areas and […]

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